Opinion
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Poll: Americans Don’t Believe We Cause Warming
Opinion -Fewer than half of Americans polled by the Pew Research Center believe humans are causing global warming, and a declining number even believe the Earth is experiencing a warming trend. -
Nuclear Power Set to Surge in South Carolina
Opinion -The South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. (SCE&G), a South Carolina water and electricity provider, has entered into agreements with Westinghouse and the Shaw Group to build and maintain two new nuclear power plants. -
Global Warming Game Tells Children They Should Die
Opinion -Are global warming alarmists encouraging children to commit suicide because their carbon footprints supposedly are harming the planet? -
HHS Devises Another Strategy for Health Information Technology
Opinion -The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), a division of the U.S. -
Texas Governor Announces Trauma Research Grant
Opinion -Initiating an intensive taxpayer-supported effort to support injury trauma research and awareness, Texas Gov. -
Bandwidth Experiment Raises Concerns
Opinion -Time Warner Cable, Inc., has begun a metered bandwidth experiment in Beaumont, Texas, establishing limits on the bandwidth its customers may use and charging additional fees for those exceeding preset limits. -
Nielsen: Households Not Ready for Digital TV
Opinion -According to survey data from Nielsen Media Research, nearly 10 percent of U.S. households are not ready for next year's transition from analog to digital television (DTV). In addition to the 9. -
FCC May Regulate Wireless Termination Fees
Opinion -Complaints about the wireless industry's fee policies on early contract termination have prompted Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Kevin Martin to announce hearings on the matter. -
Google, DoubleClick Merger Raises Concerns
Opinion -Questions about how a merged Google and DoubleClick would handle privacy concerns arising from the combined companies' massive collection of personal data have been raised by Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), the lead Republican on the U.S. -
Congressmen See Energy Answer in Oil Shale
Opinion -Western congressmen, fully aware of rich oil shale resources concentrated in the Badlands of Wyoming, eastern Utah, and extreme western Colorado, are supporting legislation to remove federal prohibitions on oil shale recovery. -
EPA Supports Cap-and-Trade at Senate Mercury Hearings
Opinion -Reductions in mercury emissions from U.S. power plants should be attained through cap-and-trade mechanisms, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials testified at May 13 hearings before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. -
‘Drill Now’ Program Catches Fire
Opinion -Tired of paying $4.00 for gasoline, more than one million people have signed a petition urging the government to allow Americans to "Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less. -
Minnesota Legislature Considers Expansion of Nuclear Power
Opinion -The Minnesota legislature will hold another round of hearings in early 2009 to consider allowing new nuclear power plant construction in the state. -
‘Connect Ohio’ Commits Bucks to Broadband
Opinion -With the launch of the ambitious Connect Ohio initiative and the inclusion of language authorizing up to $80 million in public funds for broadband deployment in a state economic stimulus package, Ohio taxpayers are spending significant sums to bring -
Google Takes Health Records Online
Opinion -Google's partnership with several hospitals to test its new service, Google Health, has spurred some in the policy community to question whether new legislation is needed to protect patients' privacy. -
Hansen Says GW Skeptics Should Be Tried
Opinion -NASA astronomer James Hansen, one of the most visible and vocal proponents of alarmist global warming theory, has called for criminal trials against scientists, corporate executives, and public policy advocates who disagree with him. -
U.S. Senate Rejects Lieberman-Warner Cap-and-Trade Bill
Opinion -Supporters of a sweeping plan to address global warming by limiting use of fossil fuels suffered a stinging defeat June 6 when the U.S. Senate rejected a bill intended to create a cap-and-trade system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. -
CO2 Science DVD Debunks Global Warming Myths
Opinion -When concerned citizens ask me where they can find the best scientific information on global warming--information the media refuses to report--co2science.org is always near the top of my recommended Web sites. -
Oregon Voters May Take Up Student Policies
Opinion -Voters in Portland, Oregon may be asked to decide whether they and their fellow taxpayers will begin shouldering the financial burden for providing health insurance to the city's elementary and high school students. -
Medical Innovation Abounds–Except Under Single-Payer Systems
Opinion -In late June, key members of Congress got another wake-up call about the serious threat rising government health spending poses to the future of our health care sector and the overall economy. -
Consumers Union Will Rate ‘Aggressiveness’ of Treatment
Opinion -Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports, has joined a growing list of organizations offering consumers information on hospitals and health care efficiency. -
Massachusetts Businesses and Insurers Form Coalition to Fight Rising Health Care Costs
Opinion -Massachusetts businesses have joined several of the state's health insurers to form a new consumer advocacy group, the Coalition for Affordable Health Coverage, seeking to slow health insurance premium increases and prevent the financial burden on -
Author Makes the Case for Urban Life as Environmental Choice
Opinion -Hybrid Neighborhoods By John L. Gann Jr. CarpeHoram, 2007, 38 pages, $9.95 I love living where the suburbs meet the country--quiet mornings and evenings, a good-sized backyard in which to play with my children. -
Britain’s NHS Denies Care for Patients Paying Privately for Drugs
Opinion -British taxpayers suffering from life-threatening diseases are being denied many of the latest and most effective drugs because of a government policy disallowing co-funding with private companies.